Hen&#39;s nest.



No. 833,262. Q 4 PATENTED OCT. 16, 1906. :P. e. TOWNSEND. HBNS NEST.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.16. 1905.

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PETER G. TOWNSEND, OF RENO COUNTY, KANSAS.

HENS NEST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 16, 1906.

Application filed December 16, 1905. Serial No- 291,998.

To all whovn it puny concern:

Be it known that I, PETER G. TOWNSEND, a citizen of the United States,residing in the county of Reno and State of Kansas, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hens Nests, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to nests for hens; and it consists of an improvedstructure by which the weight of the hen while on the nest swings a gateover the entrance to the nest and holds it in a closed position; but assoon as the fowl steps out of the nest onto a platform provided for thatpurpose the gate is swung to an open position by the weight of the fowland remains in that position until the nest is again occupied.

The details of my invention will be clearly described hereinafter andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a frontview in elevation of my improved nest; Fig. 2, a cross-sectionalviewshowing the operating-gear, and Fig. 3 a plan view with the roofremoved.

In the drawings similar reference characters indicate correspondingparts in all of the views.

A represents the casing of my improved nest, comprising upright ends orpartitions, (designated 13,) a closed back O, and roof D. The front ofthe casing A is open, as shown, E

' representing braces at the top and adjacent to the bottom of the frontfor holding the ends and partitions B in place.

F represents bearings secured to the ends and partitions B, in which arejournaled the gate G.

H represents levers fulcrumed on the uprights B on both sides of thenest, having its longer end toward the front of the nest and connectedwith gate G by means of links I.

J represents the nest-box, suspended from the short arms of levers II bymeans of uprights K, secured to the nest and to said levers and slidablymounted between guides L.

M represents a platform having uprights N secured thereto and to thelong arm of the lever intermediate of its fulcrum and end and slidablymounted between guides O.

In operation. the gate G of my improved nest is in a horizontal positionwhen unoccupied. This permits the hen to enter the nest. As soon as thehen steps into the nestbox J her weight swings the levers H, so thattheir long arms are raised, swinging the gate G upward and closed bymeans of links I. At the same time the platform M is also raised. Whenthe hen desires to leave the nest, she will step on the platform M, whenher weight will swing the long arm of the lever H downwardly, which willforce the gate G to swing downwardly and open, so that the hen can leavethe nest.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a hens nest, abox open at one end, a gate adapted to close the opening, leverssuitably fulcrumed, operative connections between said levers and gate,the nest-box suspended from said levers, and a platform suspended fromsaid levers, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a hens nest, a box open at one end, a vertically-swinging gateadapted to close said opening, levers suitably fulcrumed, operativeconnections between said levers and gate, the nest-box suspended fromsaid levers, and a platform suspended from said levers, substantially asshown and described.

3. In a hens nest, a box open at one end, a vertically-swinging gateadapted to close said opening, levers fulcrumed on the sides of saidbox, links connecting one of the arms of said levers with said gate, aplatform suspended from the same arms of the levers, and the nest-boxsuspended from the other arms of the levers, substantially as shown anddescribed.

4. In a hens nest, a box open at one end, a verticallyswinging gateadapted to close said opening, levers fulcrumed on the sides of said boxhaving their long arms toward the front, links connecting the long armsof said levers with said gate, a platform suspended from the long armsof the levers intermediate of the end of the levers and their fulcrums,and a nest-box suspended from the short arms of the levers,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

PETER G. TOWNSEND.

Witnesses:

BELLE Low, D. W. KENT.

